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Unit: Cells and organisms

NGSS:
MS‑LS1‑1
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MS‑LS1‑2
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MS‑LS1‑3
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MS‑LS1‑8
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MS‑LS1.A.1
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MS‑LS1.A.2
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MS‑LS1.A.3
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MS‑LS1.D.1

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Possible mastery points

About this unit

This unit will take you on a fascinating journey through the world of cells and organisms. You'll get an up-close look at plant and animal cells, learn about organelles, explore the organization of the human body, and gain a deeper understanding of sensory processing and the brain.
30 trillion cells in a trench coat walks into a movie theater. "One ticket please."
NGSS:
MS‑LS1‑1
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MS‑LS1.A.1
Every cell is a like a miniature organism, where every piece has an essential role to play.
NGSS:
MS‑LS1‑2
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MS‑LS1.A.2
Level up on the above skills and collect up to 240 Mastery points
The liver bone's connected to the pancreas bone. Wait. Those aren't bones!
NGSS:
MS‑LS1‑3
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MS‑LS1.A.3
How do you feel? No, literally, how do you feel and perceive things?
NGSS:
MS‑LS1‑8
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MS‑LS1.D.1
Level up on the above skills and collect up to 160 Mastery points
Up next for you:

Unit test

Level up on all the skills in this unit and collect up to 500 Mastery points!
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